Category: 6 Loving Habits

Do you have a muffin tin or an empty egg carton? Look for things that can fit inside each hole, like pen caps. Make a pattern, like one red cap in a hole, then two blue caps in another, then another red cap. Then give the caps to your child. Can they match the pattern?

Play a game where you pretend to be an animal, object, or someone you both know. See if your child can guess who or what you are. Clues like sound effects or movements are helpful. When your child guesses, have them take a turn and you guess. Enjoy!

Have your child look for letters or numbers in a specific order on signs and license plates. You can say, “Can you find a one and a two next to each other?” or “Can you find an A and an E next to each other?” Take turns and see who can find the most.

Find a certain color car and clap once when you see it. When your child gets it, change the rules and clap twice when you see it. Then add another color and clap three times when you see it.

When you’re helping your child get dressed, play “Dressing Mix-Up,” by asking things like: “Do your socks go on your hands? Do they go on your feet?” Put them on your hands, and pretend your hands are feet.

When shopping, call out something you’re looking for on a shelf and have your child help you find it. Give them a clue: “It’s in a red box.” Can you do five in a row before you reach the end of the aisle?

Play a game by hiding something small in your hand behind your back. First, show your child the object, like a coin or a pen, in your hand. Put it behind your back and change hands or leave it in the same. Ask them to guess which hand the object is in. Let them hide… Continue reading Hide an object

When you’re waiting somewhere, ask your child to play “Find the Opposites” with you. You call out something big and they respond with the opposite, something small. Start with easy comparisons, like big and small, high and low, or near and far.

While waiting, look around you and try to spot things that start with a B. Take turns with your child spotting B’s (like babies, bottles, and baskets) and calling out the words to each other.

Have a little spare time or just hanging out? Flip through a book, magazine, or website with your child and take turns making up names for the people in pictures. Or use the people riding with you on the bus or in the park. Start naming people with A, then B. See how far you… Continue reading Name people